Abstract
In this Independent Study I use the social penetration theory and the social exchange theory as frameworks through which to understand male friendships between heterosexual and homosexual men. In ethnographic interviews, respondents were asked to give brief narratives of their friendship with their closest male friend of the opposite sexuality in order to identify various elements of gender performance in the friendship. The study concluded that both heterosexual and homosexual men perform their “male” roles differently when they are in a friendship with a man of the opposite sexuality from theirs using self-disclosure and emotional expression as measures of gender performance.
Advisor
Atay, Ahmet
Department
Communication Studies
Recommended Citation
Evans, Jason P., "It Takes Two to Tango: Understanding Gender Performance and Intimate Self-Disclosure in Male Same-Sex Friendship Dyads of Heterosexual and Homosexual Men" (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6648.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6648
Disciplines
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication
Publication Date
2015
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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